YouTube’s New Policy on Election-Related Content Akin to Censorship: Chinese Analysts
Since YouTube announced on Dec. 9 that it would remove content that allege “widespread fraud or errors” took place in this year’s presidential election, media professionals and commentators around the world have expressed their concerns over YouTube’s censorship. Some have also raised the alarm over the video platform and its parent company’s employment of individuals close to the Chinese regime.
Chang Po-yang, communications director of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party, said that YouTube’s censorship poses a great threat to American democracy and freedom of speech. Chang Po-yang, communications director of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party, attends a vigil in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on July 20, 2020. (Chung Junri/The Epoch Times)